Sustainability

In Ireland the wind blows stronger at night thanks to the weather systems blowing off the Atlantic ocean from the Gulf stream — just when demand for wind power is lowest. It means much of this potentially cheap and abundant

THERE was warm welcome for the announcement by Energy Minister Eamon Ryan that householders and farmers will be paid by the Electricity Supply Board for any surplus electricity that they generate from wind turbines, photovoltaic panels or other alternative energy

The excellent Global Issues website has a long article on the financial crisis.  Here’s a summary: This update includes notes and a chart on how much the global financial crisis has cost, in context. For example, plummeting stock markets have

Did anybody see this program on the BBC? It was absolutely excellent with interviews with many of my heroes including: Colin Campbell – the father of peak oil from Ballydehob! Richard Heinberg – peak oil guru Chris Dixon permaculture meister

A €100 MILLION national insulation programme will benefit 50,000 homes and employ 4,000 people during 2009, Minister for Energy Eamon Ryan has said. Mr Ryan said the programme would save money through reduced heating bills, reduce carbon emissions and also

An interesting list of questions, answers and comments on the New Scientist website: Dumb eco-questions you were afraid to ask – environment – 14 November 2008 – New Scientist.

This is a truly excellent (if long) open letter to Obama: The Food Issue – An Open Letter to the Next Farmer in Chief – Michael Pollan – NYTimes.com. what’s more impressive is that Obama read the whole thing and

This week I visited Paul McCormick and Jacinta French at Woodkerne Nurseries near Skibbereen who are trying to rekindle our interest in growing apples and nuts. What’s happened to apples and nuts? « Food Culture West Cork Or read the